Gora Camara (born April 12, 2001) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Rinascita Basket Rimini of the Italian Serie A2. Due to his Italian upbringing, he is considered a "homegrown player" in the domestic championship.

Gora Camara
No. 29 – Rinascita Basket Rimini
PositionCenter
LeagueSerie A2
Personal information
Born (2001-04-12) April 12, 2001 (age 23)
Dakar, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight114 kg (251 lb)
Career history
2018–2024Virtus Bologna
2019–2021Junior Casale
2021–2022Pesaro
2023–2024Universo Treviso
2024–presentRinascita Basket Rimini
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

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Virtus Bologna (2018–present)

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After having played in the youth teams of Virtus Bologna for several years, Camara was added to the first team in the 2018–19 season, during which he won the Basketball Champions League.[1]

Loans to Casale and Pesaro (2019–2022)

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In the 2019–20 season, Camara was loaned to Junior Casale Monferrato, a team of Italy's second league, Serie A2. Camara played in Monferrato also in the following season, until 2021.[2] In the 2021–22 season, he was loaned to Pesaro of the LBA; along with Pesaro, he reached the national playoffs. However, Pesaro was ousted 3–0 by Virtus in the first round.[3]

Return to Virtus (2022–2023)

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On 3 August 2022, Camara returned to Virtus Bologna, where he played in the LBA and the EuroLeague.[4] On 29 September 2022, after having ousted Olimpia Milano in the semifinals, Virtus won its third Supercup, defeating 72–69 Banco di Sardegna Sassari and achieving a back-to-back, following the 2021 trophy.[5] However, despite good premises Virtus ended the EuroLeague season at the 14th place, thus it did not qualify for the playoffs.[6] Moreover, the team was defeated in the Italian Basketball Cup final by Brescia. In June, after having ousted 3–0 both Brindisi and Tortona, Virtus was defeated 4–3 by Olimpia Milan in the national finals, following a series which was widely regarded among the best in the latest years of Italian basketball.[7][8]

Loan to Treviso (2023–present)

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On July 14, 2023, Camara was loaned once again to Universo Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2022–23 Bologna 2 0 1.5 0.0 0.0
Career 2 0 1.5 0.0 0.0

References

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  1. ^ Gora Camara, Virtuspedia
  2. ^ Gora Camara resta a Casale Monferrato, Basket Universo
  3. ^ Vuelle Pesaro Virtus Bologna 55-75, le V nere volano in semifinale, Il Resto del Carlino
  4. ^ "Gora Camara è un nuovo giocatore di Virtus Segafredo Bologna!". virtus.it. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Supercoppa, trionfa la Virtus Bologna! Canestro decisivo di Mickey, Sassari cede 72-69". Gazzetta dello Sport. 29 September 2022.
  6. ^ Virtus, il punto a fine EuroLega. BolognaBasket
  7. ^ Basket, Milano batte Bologna nella decisiva gara 7 e vince il suo 30esimo scudetto. Gli highlights. la Repubblica
  8. ^ Basket, Milano batte Bologna 67-55 nella finalissima e si conferma campione per la trentesima volta. Rai News